Dominique Barclay is a bit Messi but always on the ball. She's also been told she has the "Hand of God" but not in the way you think... Themes include: Bibles, Bongs, Cults & Cunning Linguistics.
A rom-com about what happens when you're anxiously attached to yourself. Comedian and improviser Ally O marries herself live onstage in this romp through love, lobotomies and finding yourself in unexpected places.
Steve McLean hosts comedians reading funny poetry and telling lovely stories. The hit show of 2025 is back. Curated acts will deliver rhymes and laughs before your Fringe day becomes all sequins and glitter
No Notes Improv is a troupe composed of the best improvisers in Manchester, who specialise in the classic UCB style of long-form improv. "The best kind of stupid" - Paul Foxcroft (Cariad & Paul, Questing Time)
"Like Alma's Not Normal meets Glastonbury!" A biographical coming-of-age tale from award-winning writer Tamara Rosenwyn about a single-parent mum and her four daughters, one knackered donut van and the all-female festival empire they built from scratch.
Adam (28) and David (31) aren't brothers and Jeannie (55) is definitely not their mum. Nonetheless, they've struck up an unlikely friendship. Join them for a triple bill of stand-up, fooling and character comedy to find out what happens when Millennials and Gen X get on stage together, letting th...
One-liner comedian Fil Milton brings you the best in jokes, gags and wisecracks on life, family and relationships. Spitfire One-Liner Comedian & Best Joke 2025 - two-time Halifax COTY finalist - "A collection of jokes I wish I'd written myself" Masai Graham - "An intelligent writer who takes the ...
A two-hander, kitchen-sink sketch show, following the many lives of everyday people, with no idea just how hilarious they really are. Borderline-verbatim, observational comedy with conversations you might have heard on the bus. Dark, dry, deadpan."Knickerbocker Glory is impressively conceived, an...
Join absurdist comedian Richard Wooflord as he presents a whole bunch of daft junk he's made that he hopes you'll find funny. Journey into his tiny idiotic mind of DIY art, music, props, inventions & games all hooked onto a flimsy obligatory narrative about being seriously ill (true story) You ma...
Laugh Happily Ever After! Ever After weave delightful and funny fairytales from nothing but a title chosen by you. A unicorn who cheated on his taxes? Check. A mermaid who fell in love with a centaur? No problem! This magical hour of improvised comedy delivers an original story as well as giant-s...
A dhol drum complements Haggis Pakora: a Scottish-Pakistani musical comedian with a mushy, heartbroken filling and crusty eczema coat. The filling rips through the coat as family reject exes and arranged dates reject his Halal:Haram ratio. Doth there exist a mango chutney cream pairing? WENAOTY A...
When is an elective lobotomy the ultimate feminist statement? Do all over-sexed gay men aspire to the priesthood? Have you heard the one about the 85-year-old fuckboys? Do gay incels exist, and have they accidentally discovered the meaning of life? What if you spent your whole life looking for lo...
A mundane day spirals into an existential crisis for Deb when she faces a toilet roll shortage at work. Out of options, and with nobody to rely on but herself, THUNDERBUM explores the guilt of existence in a world that moves so quickly around us. It also serves as a stark reminder to never leave ...
Pop, Pomp Poetry… Probably is a multidisciplinary melting pot of weird and wonderful. Blending poetry, physical theatre and the synthy pontificating and ramblings of a truly odd human, Zuper Rookie. It's "One of the most wonderfully bizarre acts - Modest and mad in equal measure". And yes, it's...
Join Tharun Chelley and Hitz Unadkat for an hour of stand-up packed with big laughs, sharp observations and crowd work. Like the Hairy Bikers, but without the bikes because their mums said no. Expect hilarious stories on family, culture and modern life.
From boring banker to Savile Row tailor, lingerie-maker, film-extra, and finally a maths teacher who teaches sewing. This is a fast, funny, and reflective solo storytelling performance about reinvention, bad decisions, missed opportunities in love and work, and the strange places it can lead when...
Need some time away from reality? Funny Soul brings Adam Isdale's self-aware yet self-deprecating comedy together with a revolving line-up of hilarious guest comedians. With a different line-up every night, no two shows are ever the same. Come for the comedy. Embrace the chaos.
A split bill between two of Scotland's next generation of comedians, Saoirse O'Hooligan (Leviathan) and Layla Adam (Asmodeus). Saoirse brings a show about her grandfather and sea monsters, while Layla explores growing up caught between the west and the middle east and looking for love in all the ...